The 20 Best Porphyria Doctors Near Me in Ann Arbor, MI

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 11 doctor with experience in Porphyria near Ann Arbor, MI. Of these, 10 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Oncology | Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Oncology | Internal Medicine

    Rogel Cancer Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, Floor B1 Reception A, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Ahmed is a medical hematologist/oncologist with a clinical focus on lymphoma, myeloma and coagulation disorders. She was raised in Toledo, Ohio, and completed her undergraduate training at the University of Akron. After receiving her medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Dr. Ahmed completed a residency in internal medicine at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. She then completed fellowship training in hematology/oncology at U-M. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. She is also highly rated in 54 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Histiocytosis, Reticulohistiocytoma, Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, Rosai-Dorfman Disease, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Ahmed is board certified in Hematology.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Internal Medicine

    Rogel Cancer Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, Floor B1 Reception A, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mark Chiang is a Hematologist and an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Chiang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schnitzler Syndrome, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Adult T-Cell Leukemia, and Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia. Dr. Chiang is board certified in Hematology.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Oncology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Oncology | Internal Medicine

    Rogel Cancer Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, Floor B1 Reception A, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Scott Gitlin is a Hematologist and an Oncologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Gitlin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma (NLPHL), and Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome.

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    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Internal Medicine

    Rogel Cancer Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, Floor B1 Reception A, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lauren Shevell is a Hematologist and an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Shevell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Embolism, Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia, Budd-Chiari Syndrome, and Deep Vein Thrombosis. Dr. Shevell is board certified in Internal Medicine and Hematology.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine | Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine | Hematology | Oncology

    Rogel Cancer Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, Floor B1 Reception A, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jonathan Weiss is a Hematologist and an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Weiss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Gastric Lymphoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL).

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Oncology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Oncology | Internal Medicine

    Rogel Cancer Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, Floor B1 Reception A, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Suman Sood is a Hematologist and an Oncologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Sood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. She is also highly rated in 46 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hemophilia A, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Hemophilic Arthropathy, Von Willebrand Disease (VWD), and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

    Taubman Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, Floor 3 Reception D, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Chey received his BA degree from the University of Pennsylvania and medical degree & training in internal medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine. He went on to complete a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Michigan. Since completing this fellowship, Dr. Chey has remained at the University of Michigan, where he is H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology, Professor of Nutrition Sciences, and Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Dr. Chey runs a very active clinical research group which has received funding from federal and private sources. Dr. Chey has authored more than 400 manuscripts, reviews and book chapters yielding an H-index of 50. He is former Co-editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Gastroenterology (2010-2016) and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and in 2026, will become President of the American College of Gastroenterology. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Rome Foundation and IFFGD. He has participated in and directed numerous national and international continuing medical education programs in gastroenterology, and has been elected to the roster of Best Doctors since 2001 and America's™ Top Doctors since 2009. Dr. Chey has received numerous awards including the Berk-Fise Award for outstanding clinical service from the ACG, the Distinguished Clinician Award from the AGA, Dean’s Outstanding Clinician Award, Dean’s Award for Innovation and Commercialization, and the Healio Disruptive Innovator Award. Dr. Chey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Diarrhea, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Chey is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Experienced in Porphyria
    1500 E Medical Center Dr # 1 Fl Rec, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Yolanda Helfrich is a clinical professor of dermatology and the residency program director of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan Medical School.Dr. Helfrich’s primary clinical focus is on medical dermatology. She has a special interest in rosacea, and has been invited to speak and write nationally about the pathogenesis and treatment of rosacea. She serves on the National Rosacea Society Medical Advisory Board. She also has a clinical specialization in the follow-up and diagnosis of high-risk skin cancer patients and runs a specialty clinic devoted to the care of patients with alopecia (hair loss).Throughout her career, Dr. Helfrich has had a strong interest in clinical research, and served as the Director of the Program for Clinical Research in Dermatology (PCRiD) in the department for 12 years. She has served as Primary Investigator on over 25 departmental and industry-sponsored clinical trials and research investigations of rosacea, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, lichen planus, and other dermatologic conditions. She served on the Michigan Medicine Research Board of Directors Clinical Trials Subcommittee, with the key task of helping the institution create a unified clinical research enterprise, and subsequently served as one of the inaugural Medical Directors of the Neurosciences and Sensory Clinical Trials Support Unit. Dr. Helfrich embraces her role as an educator, and has served as the Residency Program Director in Dermatology since January 2016. She has worked hard to optimize the clinical training and educational environment for residents within the program. She was recently elected to the American Professors of Dermatology Program Directors Steering Committee. She also serves on the Michigan Medicine Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC). In 2015, she was elected to Michigan Medicine’s League of Educational Excellence, which honors instructional faculty for their extraordinary contributions to teaching and inspiring the next generation of Michigan physicians and scientists.Dr. Helfrich is a Michigan native. She grew up in Grayling and attended Grayling High School. She graduated with a B.A. in Latin and Ancient History from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. She subsequently attended medical school at the University of Michigan Medical School, graduating in 2001. Dr. Helfrich completed her internship in internal medicine and her residency in dermatology at the University of Michigan. She joined the faculty at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology in 2. Dr. Helfrich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. She is also highly rated in 52 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Actinic Keratosis, Rosacea, Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome, and Melanoma. Dr. Helfrich is board certified in Dermatology.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine

    University Of Michigan Medical Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Luke Nayak is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Nayak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His clinical expertise encompasses Childhood Pancreatitis, Diarrhea, Cholangitis, and Sclerosing Cholangitis.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Experienced in Porphyria

    Rogel Cancer Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, Floor B1 Reception A, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Morgan Jones is a Hematologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Jones is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Febrile Neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia, Idiopathic Neutropenia, Agranulocytosis, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Jones is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Medical Oncology.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine

    Muaiad Shihadeh MD PC

    2236 Packard Rd, 
    Ypsilanti, MI 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sabah Al is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Al is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His clinical expertise encompasses Wolcott Rallison Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Mastoiditis.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Porphyria?

    Porphyrias are a group of rare disorders in which an important part of hemoglobin, called heme, is not made properly. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Heme is also found in myoglobin, a protein found in certain muscles.

    When should I see a Porphyria doctor near Ann Arbor, MI?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Porphyria doctor near Ann Arbor, MI?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Porphyria doctors near Ann Arbor, MI?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Porphyria doctors near Ann Arbor, MI?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Porphyria doctor near Ann Arbor, MI?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Porphyria doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Porphyria doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Porphyria doctor near Ann Arbor, MI?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Porphyria doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Porphyria doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Porphyria doctors near Ann Arbor, MI?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Porphyria doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Porphyria doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Porphyria doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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